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They put me in this beautiful dress. It's a pearl white colour which flows over to a soft yellow. My designer put decided to let me wear the same necklace as I was wearing at the Reaping. It's a necklace my mom made, so it shows the wealth of my family and because of that it's also very special to me. They put me in some heels and curled my hear to flow over my shoulders. ''You look fabulous girl, the colours fit you perfectly.'' Layla says as she walks towards me. I give her a bright smile and she takes my hand.
I am the first to go up to the interviews, since I am the girl from District 1. I'm quite nervous as I stand in the line backstage with the others. Being the first could put me in an advantage. I take a deep breath and get ready to walk on stage.
''Let's see if she really shines as bright as the sun, a warm round of applause for Mallory!'' Cesar Flickermann says and the crowd of people all clap and sheer for me. I give them a bright smile as I walk to Cesar while wave to the crowd. ''Look at you tonight!'' He says excited and I make a little bow to show off my dress better to the crowd and they all clap excited. ''Come Mallory, take a seat.'' He now says more seriously and I sit down on the white chair.
''Let me ask you Mallory, are you prepared?'' Cesar asks as an easy question when he notices that I get a little overwhelmed by the crowd. ''Yes Cesar, I've trained for this moment my whole life.'' I answer him and smile to the crowd when they clap at my answer.
''But Mallory..'' He says softly to put more tension on the question, ''You're still so young, how did your parents react, the famous Warrens?'' He asks and the crowd cheers when they hear my parents name, most of the Capitol know my parents because they create handmade jewelry for them, which gives me quite the advantage in popularity.
''My parents couldn't be more proud, they even gave me this diamond necklace.'' I say and show the necklace to Cesar and the crowd. ''It's stunning'' He says, ''It shines almost as bright as your smile'' He finishes his sentence and laughs.
''One last question for you Mallory, what did you tell your family when you left?'' He says almost whispering to make the crowd also go quiet. I look at the the crowd before I answer, I need to get sponsers and I get those by showing them that I am a possible winner. ''I told them that I would win, for them and for the honour of my District. And I will make that promise come true.'' I answer and turn towards the crowd, they all applause and cheer in excitement.
Cesar takes my hand and places a kiss on it. ''Ladies and gentlemen, make noise for Mallory Warren!'' He says as we both stand up from the chair and he still holds my hand. The crowd still cheers as I walk off the stage past Axel and send him a small smile. Layla comes walking up to me, ''You did amazing, the crowd loves you, your family and your confidence.'' She says excited and claps in her hands. I give her a small smile and Rhys nods to show me that he agrees with Layla.